General Information
The Summit County Domestic Relations Court is open 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. All visitors must pass through a metal detector upon entering the building. Firearms and other weapons may not be brought into the courthouse.
Magistrate trials and hearings are generally held on the third floor of the courthouse. Hearings or trials presided by a judge are held on the fourth floor. There are security desks on both floors; please check-in with the attendant upon arrival.
STAFF DIRECTORY
Court Administration
- Court Administrator | Thomas McLaughlin | (330) 643-2082 | tmclaughlin@drcourt.org
- Deputy Court Administrator | Laurie Lombardi | (330) 643-2086 | llombardi@drcourt.org
- General Scheduling| (330) 643-2368
- Scheduling | Lindsay Speelman | (330) 643-5456 | lspeelman@drcourt.org
- Scheduling | Brigitte Boyd | (330) 643-2085 | bboyd@drcourt.org
- Scheduling | La Nettra Tomlinson | (330) 643-7958| ldavis@drcourt.org
Family Court Services
- Secretary | Jeanne Alexander | (330) 643-2355 | jalexander@drcourt.org
- Secretary | Latonya Lewis-Becton | (330) 643-2355 | llewis-becton@drcourt.org
- Evaluator | Alissa Endicott | aendicott@drcourt.org
- Evaluator | Cortney Crew| ccrew@drcourt.org
- Evaluator | Joan Shaffer | jshaffer@drcourt.org
- Evaluator | Lisa Radaker | lradaker@drcourt.org
- Evaluator | Jean Deitz | jdietz@drcourt.org
- Family Court Services Director | Randy Flick | rflick@drcourt.org
- Community Outreach Director and Mediator | Paul Henry | phenry@drcourt.org
Judges
- Administrative Judge | Hon. Katarina Cook | (330) 643-2357
- Judicial Attorney | Renee Gosney-Shea | (330) 643-2730 | rgosney-shea@drcourt.org
- Bailiff | Claire McIntire| (330) 643-2357 |cmcintire@drcourt.org
- Judge | Hon. Kani Harvey Hightower | (330) 643-2080
- Judicial Attorney/Magistrate |Ryan Kinney | (330) 643-8387 | Rkinney@drcourt.org
- Bailiff | LeNitra Little | (330) 643-2080 |llittle@drcourt.org
- Court Reporter (Judge Kani Harvey Hightower) | Ashanti Edwards | (330) 643-2361 | aedwards@drcourt.org
Transcripts and Audio Requests
- Bailiff (Judge Cook) | Claire McIntire| (330) 643-2357 |cmcintire@drcourt.org
- Court Reporter (Judge Hightower) | Ashanti Edwards | (330) 643-2361 | aedwards@drcourt.org
Audio Requests | audio@drcourt.org
Family Recovery Court
Please email familyrecoverycourt@drcourt.org for information regarding this program.